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The Energy Ministry has extended electric blackouts to the week of October 14, citing the low water level at the Mazar reservoir in eastern Azuay province. The three hydroelectric plants powered by the reservoir went out of service on Thursday Energy Minister Inés...
By Jacob Zimba Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can't always afford. Like everyone in Zambia, Sikunyongana is facing a daily struggle to find and afford electricity during a...
In her first press conference, new Energy Minister Inés Manzano said that heavy rain in northeastern Ecuador have allowed to the Coca Coda Sinclar hydroelectric plant to generate more than 1,000 megawatts of energy. “This is the highest production in more than a year...
In press conferences Friday and Saturday, police and prosecutors explained how an armored truck carrying millions of dollars in cash escaped a gang ambush on the Cuenca-to-Guayaquil highway Wednesday morning. According to the Cuenca National Police command, the truck...
Editor's note: Baltazar Ushca, sometimes referred to as the "iceman of Chimborazo," died Friday, October 11, following an accident on his farm near Guana. He gained worldwide fame for his daily climbs to the heights of Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo to harvest glacial ice...
Jueves, 10/10/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - "Rotofest" inicia hoy con siete horas de música electrónica (“Rotofest" kicks off today with seven hours of electronic music) - Cuenca will be the main stage for electronic and indie music with the XVIII Edition of the...
By Kate Marin “Doctor I’ve wrestled with reality for 40 years and I’m happy to say that I’ve finally won out over it.” --The character Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey Elwood P. Dowd has a best friend. The best friend is a six foot, three-and-one-half inch tall, invisible...
By Riki Cevallos The Sarayaku are a group of original inhabitants of the Ecuadorian Amazon who have successfully resisted oil, mining and industrial agriculture in an area rich in natural resources. Here I explain why I chose them as the destination for my next...
A convoy of Central Bank armored vehicles was attacked by gunmen early Wednesday morning on the Cuenca-Guayaquil highway. Police report one bank guard died in a shootout following a standoff, while several others, including at least one of the assailants, were...
Miércoles, 9/10/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - El embalse de Mazar está en un nivel crítico (The Mazar reservoir is at a critical level) - See today's article in CHL for story. Cuenca - Pasos hacia nuevo aeropuerto (Steps towards new airport) - The Municipio de Cuenca...
By Libby George An enquiry into Ecuador's landmark debt-for-nature swap has not slowed work on the increasingly popular instruments, the president of the Inter-American Development Bank told Reuters. The bank expects to finalise its next swap with Barbados within two...
By Mark Johanson What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between...
Energy Minister Antonio Gonçalves announced Wednesday morning that electric blackouts of up 10-hours have been ordered for the entire country, effective immediately. Last week, the ministry reduced blackouts for residential customers to three to five hours a day....
Martes, 8/10/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Compra de entradas para concierto tendrá fin social (Purchase of concert tickets will have a social purpose) - The first big show to announce that it will be coming to the fiestas of Cuenca is an international concert with...
After a brief rise last week, the water level at the Mazar reservoir on the Paute River east of Cuenca, fell to 2,114 meters above sea level on Tuesday following several days of dry weather. The reservoir provides power to three hydroelectric plants. The Energy...
By Liam Higgins He is called Guagua Grande by the indigenous people living in the Cajas Mountains west of Cuenca. He was called the Monstruo de las Cajas in a 1997 German magazine article. He can also be called the monster that won’t go away, despite the best efforts...
By Nancy Gonlin and April Nowell As recently as a few decades ago in the Western world, stars dazzled humans with their brightness and the Milky Way could be seen spanning the far reaches of the heavens as night deepened into an unspeakable darkness. In the 21st...
Representatives of business organizations met with Energy Ministry officials Monday night to demand a reconsideration of the 10-hour blackouts applied to the country’s industrial sector. María Paz Jervis, president of the Ecuador Chamber of Industries, said the groups...
Author's note: Welcome to ‘Cooking at Home vs. Ordering Meals in Cuenca, Ecuador: A Practical Guide for Seniors and Retirees’ where we explore the ins and outs of cooking at home versus ordering meals — especially for those in their golden years living in or around...
By Holly Young Recent droughts in Colombia and Ecuador have severely hampered energy supplied by hydropower. How viable is the low-carbon renewable in an increasingly hot and dry world? Reliable, cheap and low carbon -- since coming into use over a hundred years ago,...
